The Kane County Diagnostic Center (KCDC) is the designated psychology department of the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit’s Court Services. KCDC provides psychological services to juvenile delinquents and adult offenders. These persons may be at any stage of involvement in the criminal justice system from pre-trial to post-sentencing. Direct services to offenders include diagnostic evaluations, crisis intervention and individual, group and family therapy. KCDC provides the Court with expert testimony and consultation and training for Probation and Correctional staff. KCDC also assists the Merit Commission by conducting psychological screenings for Sheriff’s Deputy, Correctional Officer and Court Security applicants as well as for 911 dispatch. Some of the types of evaluations that are court-ordered include evaluations for treatment recommendations or sentencing purposes; sex offender evaluations; sexually violent predator evaluations, sanity evaluations; risk assessments; Miranda assessments; threat assessments; transfer assessments; conditional release assessments; fitness to parent assessments; fitness to be sentenced; fitness to proceed pro se; and referral for assessments from the pr...obation caseload. KCDC is also responsible for implementing the Kids1st Program which is the divorce parenting program that is mandated by Illinois Statute.